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Protanidanthus elegans

Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae

Taxonomy
Protanidanthus elegans was named by Liao (1979). Its type specimen is NIGP 51315 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Protanidanthus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Protanidanthus elegans Liao p. 537 figs. Pl 2, figs 12-16
1985Protanidanthus elegans Jin et al. p. 195 figs. Pl 9, fig 13
2017Protanidanthus elegans Shen et al. p. 721

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderProductidina
superfamilyLinoproductoidea
familyLinoproductidae
subfamilyAnidanthinae
genusProtanidanthus
specieselegans

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
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